Kuwait vs Lesotho: Wage bill as a percentage of GDP
Kuwait
16.8%
in 2022
Lesotho
19.5%
in 2022
Kuwait rank
8th
Lesotho rank
6th
Wage bill as a percentage of GDP over time
- Kuwait
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 19.5% against 16.8% in Kuwait, a difference of 2.7%.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lesotho ahead.
Kuwait ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 15.3% | 4.2% | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 16.9% | 2.2% | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 18.1% | 3.9% | Kuwait |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher wage bill as a percentage of gdp, Kuwait or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 19.5% against 16.8% in Kuwait as of 2022.
- What is the difference in wage bill as a percentage of gdp between Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 2.7%, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Lesotho?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Kuwait and Lesotho rank globally for wage bill as a percentage of gdp?
- Kuwait ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 6th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Wage bill as a percentage of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.